Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-21


OF Kaiser = Quincy received much at
tention. Merrill q Strouts had 8 6ne dis
play Of dress goods in posltion 70 crafty
the eyes Of all. The Lakeside organ.
furnished music under the skillful touch
OF Mr.. Harrington. Cheap Charley had
some fne selections from their Main
street store. Decker s. Lewis had their
famous Acorn wood and coal heaters In
place. Geo. Hirsh was on deck with q
1ne display from his elegant clothing
house. Engle's -four could not be over
looked. T%% d. +. 5z5 s..i .@ f:: 4 4 4, .@
H., ~; q; E,s. MACHINERY.f, s @,'@1Ht j ,#s:t@s@ #s#
Oscar Ayers had his machine depot
represented BY. wagons, buQgies. wheel
harrows, plows and mowers that Justify
his pride in the display. Joseph and
James keenan, had varied display in-s
Guiding thresher, plows, mower, pumps
flaming mill, wagons and bugeles. y y
Gilbertson 8 Edgerton also had flne
display of machinery on the ground
Johnson s. Smith showed up their cele.
brated plows and harrows of home man:
ufacture. VIM. Catherwood exhibited a,
simple and convenient gate. i: s>s%s4
' HORSES. y
Fly, I Norman with three colts, one 8.
year old, one 4, aud sucking colt 4
months old, weighing 600. The mare
entered as brood mare, and the colt as
best sucking colt. These were the prop
erty of Nels Hegna, Of Udolpho town.
ship, and he informed us, he had twb
more fine colts, q two and three year old
at home, from the same mare. Mr.. Hegna
only exhibited the sucking colt, on which
he took second premium. ! Si ss>s s.ss.s =..
= j. H. Rjckok, Of Austin, had entered
for exhibition brood mare with three
colts, four months old, two and four
years old. Mr.. Hickok took second pre-.
MUM on brood mare, second on two.yesr.
old filly. '''~' * 5";,a's
J. F. Kenevan, Of Austin, bad two ex..
hlbits, fine two year old stallion 4 Nor.
Man, grey, which weighed 400 pounds.
and "Mollie f." we'll bred trotting ami.
NAL. Mr.. Kenevan took second premium
on his two year old stallion. ... ~ !.
G, A.. Peterson. of Blooming Prairie, 4
three year old stallion, / Norman and !
Clyde. weight. 1875, a we'll built stylish
animal. and carried off the blue ribbon.
Geo. Weber, Of Lansing, showed q fne
grade road mare with sucking colt. 2,..
+. W., Millett, of HAMILTON, Filmore
county, had a couple of fine horses, trot.
ters. John H., gelding, q fine stopper.
capable Of measuring mile in 2:40, was
to have trotted, but owing to the journey
over wet, muddy roads he had taken cold
and was not able to trot. and Mr.. Mlllett
substituted his stallion Rob in his place.
Both of these horses are we'll bred, show
ing a fine pedigree. Mr.. Millett secured
first premium on Rob as best trotting
stallion. III: ,5G=
J. P. Evenson, on mare and colt, took
third premium on sucking colt. The
mother of this colt is q fine stopper, and
the colt promises to be still better. Mr..
Evenson has refused $76 for the colt. /
On trotting FLIES, David Gates took
first premium on best three year old, and
A. Dickerson second. Mr.. Gates three
year old is fine Hambletonlan mare.
rangy, and q good roadster, and can, be.
bought for $500. !. i
On carriage teams, A. Dickerson took
first premium and Oscar Ayers second. !;
Robert Lewis, of Lansing, had q, nne
mare and colt on the ground, but was too
late to enter them. The colt was q dne
one, only six months old, and WEIGHED
7sO. ~.-.: ,".,".- .,' .-- s !.
w. H. Eddy, town Of Austin, exhibited
ben Rutherford. "a I Norman and !
Canadian French stallion, brown, three
years old, weight 1880 pounds. Ben
Rutherford was well trained and as gentle
as a lamb, and wore of the red ribbon al
second best IN the contest s b: re ~ Il
N, E. Varco, of Austin, had quite )
flock. A I Norman stallion. 2 years old,
black, weight 1900 pounds. Tips. 1
brood mare, with four colts, three and
two year old. q yearling and sucking
colt, all half blood Normans The
two year old was I blood. Mr.,
Varco took first premium on best three
year old Ally, first on two. year old fllly,
first on best team for all purposes, and
third on brood mare and three year old
stallion. I'll t.4t =..!.== s.
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Is. g. Reynolds took first premium on
two year old stallion. ], 'E5sS, 5., 81 81
#5j gF,lss SHEEP. s$73 81 ,s55 y
Thos. Rough, Of Taopi, is . successful
sheep raiser, and has some fne sheep.
AT the head OF the Aock is Proud Bal
opian," q two.shear buck, q full blDod
Shropshire Down, No. 1898. American
Shropshire Association, The ram a. ex;
hibited weighed but 21s pounds. but has
the frame for 400 pound sheep.
.s .s Mr.. ]. ]. Fnrlong had flock Of ton
sheep on the grounds. full. blood and
grade Shropshire Down and Ootswoldt,
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